In life there is always something new to learn… It was only during the first lockdown that I discovered that I am a baby boomer…

“Learning to live with the virus” was the mantra of the UK government when in July all the anti-Covid restrictions were lifted and large events were allowed

When I heard the first time in May 2020 that a student was asked by his teacher to cover his eyes during an online oral check, so that he couldn’t read notes, I couldn’t believe that such a request was real. We were in the middle of a terrible pandemic that was (and is) affecting not only the physical health of many people, but the mental and emotional confidence of our youngsters. What does it mean to ask a student to cover the eyes to avoid cheating? Is this…